/**
 * Copyright 2008 Adam Ruggles.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package kiff.service;

import java.util.List;

import kiff.entity.Forum;
import kiff.enumerator.ForumStatus;
import kiff.exception.ServiceLayerException;

/**
 * Interface for the Forum Service.
 * @author Adam
 * @version $Id: ForumService.java 73 2008-12-02 06:28:25Z a.ruggles $
 */
public interface ForumService extends CoreService<Forum> {
	/**
	 * Returns forums by their status.
	 * @param statuses A list of statuses of the Forums to return.
	 * @return A {@link java.util.List} of Forums.
	 * @throws ServiceLayerException If an exception occurs in the service layer.
	 */
	List<Forum> findByStatus(ForumStatus... statuses) throws ServiceLayerException;
}
